The trademark DELTA RHINE CORRIDOR was filed by Open Grid Europe GmbH, a corporation established under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on June 29, 2023, and received one opposition filed on September 28, 2023 by Delta Air Lines, Inc. on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by GRÜNECKER and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued September 28, 2023
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Arranging commercial transactions and contracts, for others
Arranging of trading and economical contacts, also over the Internet
Arranging of contracts, for others, for the providing of services
Arranging of contracts, for others, for transport services using supply networks
Arranging of contracts, for others, for capacity rights for gas transport and gas storage
Office functions
Compilation of statistics
Publication of printed matter (including in electronic form), for advertising purposes
Public relations services
Systemization of information into computer databases
Business organization consultancy
None of the aforesaid services in relation to the following fields: Air transport services and/or services relating to the transport of persons.
The mark was filed in class 36 with Brokerage relating to capacity rights for the transport of energy, gases and liquids in supply networks.
The mark was filed in class 37 with following description of goods:
Building construction supervision
Building construction supervision
Construction consultancy
Repairing construction works
Building construction, maintenance, Maintenance and fix, in relation to the following goods: Pipeline systems, underground storage and pipework systems for transporting gases and liquids, gas-technical installations and telecommunications networks, Structural parts for the aforesaid goods
Installation of gas pipelines
Beneath ground construction work, in relation to the following fields: Laying of conduits
Power infrastructure construction
Installation services, in relation to the following goods: pipework systems.
The mark was filed in class 39 with following description of goods:
Transport, conveying, distribution and delivery of gases and liquids by means of pipeline networks
Transport by pipeline
Transporting gases by means of pipelines
Organisation of the transport of gaseous and liquid fuels
Arranging of transport of electrical energy, gases and liquids by means of supply networks
Transport brokerage, in relation to the following fields: Transport of electrical energy, gases and liquids by means of supply networks
Consultancy, in relation to the following fields: Transport of electrical energy, gases and liquids by means of supply networks
Computerised transport information services, namely, computerized information, in relation to the following fields: Transport by pipeline
Rental of pipeline networks
None of the aforesaid services are related to the following fields: Transport by air.
The mark was filed in class 42 with following description of goods:
Industrial analysis and research services
Engineering, included in class 42
Design and development of computer hardware and software
Conducting technical project studies
Technical planning and development, in relation to the following goods: ducting systems, Pipeline systems
Construction drafting
Technical consultancy
Surveying, Technical calculation services
Technical consultancy, Relating to the following sectors: Safety of gas-technical installations
None of the aforesaid services relating to the following fields: Air transport services and/or services relating to the transport of persons.